MATTHEW W R E N, D. D.
some of the Grounds for a Time, and should receive such and such Tithes,
and should never be molested for Delapidations, Charges, or mean Profits.
To the twenty second Article this Defendant anfwereth and denieth, thathe granted away the Profits of his Visitation for 500/. above the Charges ofthe Visitation.
But this he faith, that when his Visitation was to be appointed, the Chan-cellor repaired to him with one Edward furft, and in the Register’s Name,desired they might compound with him for the Profits of the Visitation by agross Sum. But this Defendant refused to do so, until he might understand,how justly and upon what Particulars the said Profits did arise. After Exa-mination and Computation whereof, finding that the due and lawful Pay-ments would amount to about 570/. as appears by the Account hereunderWritten, and not reckoning the uncertain Fees for Absences, Proxies, Sus-pensions, Dismissions, &c. which could not be so little as too/, this Defen-dant willing to save the Labour of sending his own Collectors, as also todo that Courtesy to the Registers, was content to accept of 470/. from them,so leaving to them above 200 /. for the Charges, and their own Pains in thefame.
He also further faith, that some of his Predecessors before him, had ahigher Composition than that which he took; and so had his Successor bya great deal: and he humbly craveth leave to fay, that not the greatness ofsuch a Sum, but only the greatness of the Diocese, is herein to be regarded,in comparison whereof, the lawful Profits of the Visitation in smaller Diocesesare far greater than in this. For, accounting first, that the Visitation inNorwich Diocese is held but once in seven Years, and in other Dioceses twoin six Years, the said Diocese of Norwich for number of Parishes and Titles,is ten times as great as the Diocese of Ely, and yet the Profits of everyVisitation at Ely, are better worth than 60/. And it is four times greater thanHereford Diocese, and yet the Profits of a triennial Visitation there, are ho-nestly wotth 150/.
An Account of the Profits at the Visitation at Norwich.
£ r. d.
There are in the Diocese of Norwich parochial Titles about 1400.
The Procurations by Law due from the several Parishes do
amount to the Sum of
The Jurisdictions of the Arch-deacons are suspended for six Months
during the Bishop's Visitation, and the Profits thereof, viz/
for Wills, Administrations, Licences, Instruments of Indue-?* i£o o o
tions, Certificates, &c. were committed to be gathered, and >
taken for that while by the Register, and valued at
be Books of Articles at 8 d. per Librum (though in other Dio-p ce fes the accustomed Allowance is 12 d. came to0r consigning Institutions (about tioo at 1 s. de fhgulis.
0r consigning Orders 8 d. Licence to preach 6 d. de Jingulis in toto
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55 00
} 99 3 4.868
p 1J - 2 d, about 1700
0r consigning Dispensations, or Unions, about fifty in all 3 s.
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0r consigning Dispensations, or Unions, about fifty in all 3-f. .4 J.or consigning Licences to serve a Cure, to teach a School, topractise Physick or Chirurgery, or to be a Midwife, at 1 s.
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